Later at 8 p.m., they went out. As they went out, Alysa said, "Where are we going?"Liebe said, "To Café Dawn."Alysa said, "That sounds familiar—must be popular. But it really is rare seeing you in a suit."Liebe said, "I felt like it."Alysa said, "But what are the glasses for?"Liebe said, "Well, I thought they made me look mature or something."Alysa said, "Yeah, they do. You look a bit more serious, even though generally, you're more serious than you look."Liebe said, "I don't know if that was a compliment or not."Alysa said, "It was."
Then, as they walked into Café Dawn arm in arm, they saw Eosian and Aile.Alysa said, "Oh, Eosian and Aile."As Eosian saw Liebe and Alysa arm in arm, he got up, grabbed Liebe by the collar, and punched him.Eosian said, "Break up with Alysa!"
The manager had to physically stop Eosian.The manager said, "Please, ladies and gentlemen, you aren't allowed to fight in my establishment."
As they sat down, it was quiet for a bit.Liebe said, "Umm… what exactly should we talk about? It's a bit hard to start a conversation under this pressure."Alysa said, "Please, you two…"Liebe said, "It's fine. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Liebe Faust, currently 16, and I've had the pleasure of dating your sister Alysa for a little over six months. I'm currently the acting captain of Black Rose, and I'm also a student near the end of my first year in the Knighthood Academy."Eosian coldly said, "Which one of you initiated the relationship? Depending on the answer, it will reveal the one truly at fault."Liebe said, "Who's at fault, huh? To be honest, we never formally asked each other, but since I was the one who started the conversation, then blame me. And if it caused your younger brother any concern, I sincerely apologize."
Seeing this, Eosian could only think, Why does Sis look so sad?Liebe said, "When I heard she planned to meet up with you guys, I was looking forward to meeting you. Even though you two know me, even if a little, it's quite unfortunate we had to meet like this instead of getting to properly introduce myself."Eosian said, "Do you not understand the position you are in? Or are you so oblivious that you don't even understand that you are committing a crime? You're a half-breed! You have to be an idiot to turn a blind eye to that! And you want to introduce yourself to the family of a godkin you're with? That's being disrespectful to who we are! Don't you even have the slightest amount of guilt?"Liebe said, "I understand what you're saying, but it's complicated. I have feelings for Alysa, and I don't view it as a fling—it's real for me. It's Eosian, right? You're feeling resentment because I'm a half-breed. If I were able to change my birth, then would you grant us your blessing?"
Hearing this, Eosian couldn't say anything.Eosian whispered, "As if I could trust you on anything. You're the person who makes Alysa cry. You can never make her truly happy."Liebe said, "What—you've been crying?"Alysa said, "Eosian, it isn't like that."
The table went dead silent.Liebe said, "I'm sorry." As he placed his hand over Alysa's, he continued, "I didn't know you were suffering so quietly. I'm sorry. I want to be with you, Alysa. I want to throw it all away and be with you. But… reality—it just doesn't work like that. Can you give me a little more time?"
Then, just as Liebe was talking, Eosian stood up and said, "Cut this shit out!"Suddenly, Aile threw a glass of water at him and ran away.Liebe didn't say anything as Eosian ran after her.
As Aile ran to the park and stopped, Eosian reached her.Aile said, "I don't remember asking you to follow me."Eosian said, "If you hadn't done that, I would have. And I probably would have punched him a lot more."Aile said, "I just feel so powerless. Despite being a godkin, I just hate him."Eosian said, "I can understand."Aile said, "I don't know why, but whenever I see him, I feel frustrated."
Later, as Liebe and Alysa were walking along, Alysa said, "I'm sorry about what my brother did and said."Liebe said, "It's fine. You know, I can heal a small punch with my darkness. They sure had some good black coffee."
As Liebe sighed, he said, "You know, when they're at that age, they have a particularly strong sense of justice. I can understand why they assert the idea of 'this is how things should be.' Also, besides them being against this, I did learn one other thing tonight."Alysa said, "What?"Liebe said, "It appears you actually do have family who care about you, Alysa. Eosian really does care, even if he's a bit childish."Alysa said, "And what about you, Liebe?"Liebe said, "What about you, Alysa?"Alysa said, "What about me?"Liebe said, "About Eosian."Alysa said, "I guess I care too."Liebe said, "Yeah, he still needs you, Alysa."Alysa said, "Yeah, he does… but unfortunately, it looks like I also failed as a big sister."Liebe said, "Well, after seeing them tonight, I thought about something. I think it's for the best if we don't see each other for now. You shouldn't put him through that anymore."Alysa said, "What are you saying?"Liebe said, "Don't worry. You'll still be a member of Team Liebe, no matter what. You'll still be a part of Team Liebe."Alysa said, "What about my feelings?"
As Liebe hugged her, he said, "We both know where your heart lies."Alysa said, "I want to hear how you feel, not what everyone wants."
Later that night, as they returned to their hotel suite and turned on the lights, everyone screamed, "Happy 6-month anniversary, you two!"Gelda said, "Lilith has been planning this for the past few days now, so we all followed through."Liebe said, "Where's Licht?"Gelda said, "Since he didn't get a chance to sleep last night, he went to bed early."Liebe said, "Okay, and umm, everyone… we broke up. So thanks for the surprise, but it's unnecessary."Gelda said, "Understood."Eldrie said, "I'm sorry for my mistake."Lilith said, "I shouldn't have done this."Liebe said, "Why are you guys acting like it's the end of the world?"Lilith said, "Okay…"
Then, when he went to his and Licht's room, Liebe said, "Yo, Licht, you awake?"Licht said, "Dude, it's 1:30 a.m. Let me sleep. Your girlfriend didn't let me sleep last night from begging for advice."Liebe said, "Yeah, I know. And I know that you were at Café Dawn today."Licht said, "Oh, you noticed?"Liebe said, "Yeah, felt the mana."Licht said, "How were the in-laws?"Liebe said, "I have something to say."Licht said, "Five seconds left, I'm sleepy."Liebe said, "Alysa and I aren't together anymore."Licht said, "What now?"Liebe said, "Yeah."
Licht stood up from the bed and said, "What? Why? Did she dump you?"Liebe said, "No, it was me."Licht said, "Why would you do that?"Liebe said, "It was for the best. The reality was, we weren't ready—and they needed her more."Licht said, "What does this mean?"Liebe said, "Well, we're just friends now. And she'll still be a part of Team Liebe, and that's about it."Licht said, "If you want to talk about it, I'm awake."Liebe said, "Says the dumbass who wanted to sleep."Licht said, "Well yeah, how was I supposed to know you'd actually say something that important?"Liebe said, "Yeah, I guess."Licht said, "For someone who orchestrated every coincidence tonight, you sure seem sad."Liebe said, "Yeah…"
They were awake all night, just joking.
The following morning, at 9 a.m., as Liebe sat down for breakfast—Liebe said, "Good morning."Alysa said, "Good morning."Liebe said, "Where is everyone?"Alysa said, "Well, Gelda is helping Eldrie with something, Licht is sleeping, and Aunty Lilith is working on something. She asked for you."Liebe said, "Okay then, thanks."
After breakfast, he went to Lilith's room.Liebe said, "Mother, you called for me?"Lilith said, "Come in."
As Liebe entered, Lilith said, "Sit down. We need to talk."As Liebe sat down, Lilith said, "How are you doing today?"Liebe said, "Okay, I guess."Lilith said, "Listen to me. In life, it's rare to find people who care, and you've been blessed with Alysa. She didn't leave you—she left you because you're a half-breed."Liebe said, "Mother, I don't follow."Lilith said, "I called you in today to apologize."Liebe said, "But for what, Mother?"Lilith said, "It's my fault. I naïvely believed 'half-breed' was just a word. I never knew you would lose someone you loved because of me."Liebe said, "It isn't like that, Moth—"Lilith said, "You can hate me if you want, but please, be with her. If necessary, I'll be the one to beg. If needed, I'll offer my life."Liebe said, "No, Mother. It won't work. I was the one who broke things off."Lilith said, "Why?"Liebe said, "I realized they needed her more. And well… we're just friends. We decided it's best if we aren't together—for now, at least."Lilith teared up and said, "History really does repeat itself. And listen—leaving them never heals the heart. With time, it just decays."Liebe said, "Don't worry. Maybe in the future, it might be."
Hearing this from outside, Alysa just broke down and cried quietly, thinking, Why?
As Liebe left Lilith's room, Alysa was leaving.Liebe said, "So, where are you going?"Alysa said, "Well, I suppose it's time I apologized to Eosian and just hang out with him. Since we won't get much chance to talk once we're back in Eldoria in a week, so yeah."Liebe said, "Okay then, have fun."Alysa said, "Okay then, see you."Liebe said, "Yeah, see you."
As she left—normally, no one would notice—but Licht did. He realized that normally, Alysa would say, "So what are your plans?" and try to merge them.Seeing this, Licht felt extremely sad.